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Monday Prize Crossword/Aug 11 The usual not too spicy quality fare from Crux but, imho, once more let down by some weak cryptic definitions. So both ‘thanks’ and ‘sorry’ to the setter. Definitions are underlined … Read more >>
Prize puzzle from the Weekend FT of August 9, 2014 I got through this puzzle fairly quickly even though I found some clues challenging. For example, I had a hard time understanding the … Read more >>
A tough puzzle from Alberich.
Guardian regular Paul today.
It is Wednesday today and thus home to Dac’s latest offering. Dac has served up another set of succinct clues with silky smooth surfaces – his trademark, in other words. It took longer … Read more >>
Preamble: Clashes in 12 cells must be replaced by a number from 1 to 12, different in each case. Corrections to misprints in 13 clues whose answers are entered normally describe the rule … Read more >>
Tuesday Independent puzzles are often a bit quirky. Today’s puzzle from Radian fills the Tuesday role admirably This puzzle was based on the difference between U and Non-U English words. … Read more >>
Very entertaining puzzle.
The puzzle may be found at http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/cryptic/26342.
It’s Monday, it’s Rufus, with the usual potpourri of anagrams and double and cryptic definitions – and the characteristic silky-smooth surfaces, with some smiles along the way. Thank you, Rufus, for a pleasant … Read more >>
Well, come on, tell me what you thought. Lurkers are particularly invited to comment. Abbreviations cd cryptic definition dd double definition (xxxx)* anagram anagrind = anagram indicator … Read more >>
The days of the Monday Indy being the ‘easy’ entry to the week seem to have long gone. I liked this puzzle, and there were enough straightforward answers to get you going; but … Read more >>
This crossword must be on the easy side of average for an Eye crossword because I completed it at one sitting with only 8 left to go after the “all clues read” first … Read more >>
Quite a challenge this week, I thought. I made steady progress through the week, but eventually had to resort to all kinds of cheating to finish, particularly for some of the longer, rarer … Read more >>
A straightforward Everyman, easier than the last one I did.